Bless This House (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Movie spin-off from the popular 1970s TV series, starring Sid James as Sid Abbott, the middle-class, middle-aged father who doesn't understand the youth of the day; in particular his own children, Mike and Sally, who both seem keener to attend demos than get a job. Plus, he's also having problems with his new neighbour Ronald Baines. So when Baines's daughter Kate falls for Mike, comic confusions ensue.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Sid James, Diana Coupland, Sally Geeson, Peter Butterworth, Terry Scott, June Whitfield
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1972, PG, 3 Star)

13:00

Charlotte's Web (Film) Film icon 3 star rating U certificate
Gary Winick's family fantasy, based on EB White's children's classic, stars Dakota Fanning as Fern, a farmer's daughter who is determined to save runt piglet Wilbur from her father's axe. Her uncle agrees to house him in his barn, but she doesn't realise he's being kept just until Christmas. However, Charlotte the spider recognises the danger and, using her extensive vocabulary, hatches a plan to save Wilbur's skin. Other animals' voices are provided by Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Robert Redford and Oprah Winfrey.
Director: Gary Winick
Starring: Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Cedric the Entertainer, Kathy Bates
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, U, 3 Star)

14:50

Carry on Dick (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Sid James and Barbara Windsor go out in style in their last Carry On film, based on the legend of Dick Turpin. James plays the notorious highwayman Big Dick Turpin, who disguises himself as the Reverend Flasher to avoid detection. Windsor plays Harriet, a buxom member of his gang, with Kenneth Williams as Captain Fancey, who is charged with capturing Turpin, and Bernard Bresslaw as Sir Roger Daley, head of the Bow Street Runners. Regulars Hattie Jacques, Joan Sims and Kenneth Connor are all present and correct, as are the usual doubles entendres in this Gerald Thomas comedy.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Hattie Jacques, Bernard Bresslaw, Joan Sims
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1974, PG, 3 Star)

Mad Money (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 12 certificate
Callie Khouri's comedy crime caper stars Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes as three janitors employed by the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. Bridget has only taken the job because her high-earning husband Don has been downsized and somebody has to earn the money to keep up their lifestyle. It breaks her heart to see the old banknotes being sent for shredding - surely nobody will miss a few? Enlisting two of her colleagues, they find a 'foolproof' way of helping themselves to just a little. And when the theft goes undiscovered, it's tempting for a little to become a lot - but only if no one suspects the three lowly workers... Edited for content.
Director: Callie Khouri
Starring: Diane Keaton, Ted Danson, Katie Holmes, Adam Rothenberg, Queen Latifah, Peyton 'Alex' Smith
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 12, 3 Star)

21:00

Conviction (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 15 certificate
Sam Rockwell, Hilary Swank and Melissa Leo star in Tony Goldwyn's fact-based drama. When Kenny Waters is jailed for murder, his elder sister Betty Anne is incredulous. She knows that he has an unruly streak to his character and that his temper occasionally flares violently, but she's certain he's not capable of the brutal murder of an old woman. Nancy Taylor, the officer in charge of the case, sees things very differently and, despite there being only the slimmest of circumstantial evidence and hearsay to link Kenny to the murder, he is charged and subsequently found guilty. However, over the course of the following decade, advances in forensics and Betty Anne's transformation, through hard study, into a campaigning lawyer combine to offer Kenny hope. As long as the police kept all the evidence and records relating to his case... With Minnie Driver and Juliette Lewis. Film4 premiere.
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Starring: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Thomas D. Mahard, Owen Campbell, Conor Donovan, Laurie Brown
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 15, 4 Star)

23:05

Sexy Beast (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 18 certificate
Thriller in which a retired gangster's psychotic ex-colleague tries to persuade him to work on one last job. Now living in Spain with his wife and friends, the former criminal is far from keen to renew his law-breaking ways, but the intimidating visitor is adamant that his friend should come out of retirement for a bank job. The lives of all those involved hang in the balance as the two strong men conduct a battle of wills.
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Starring: Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman, James Fox, Cavan Kendall, Julianne White
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2000, 18, 4 Star)

Bad Day at Black Rock (Film) Film icon 4 star rating PG certificate
John Sturges's suspenseful western stars Spencer Tracy as John J Macreedy, a one-armed stranger whose arrival in a small desert town, while looking for a Japanese farmer, arouses hostility and violence among the locals.
Director: John Sturges
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson
(Subtitles, 1955, PG, 4 Star)

12:40

Gift Horse (Film) Film icon 3 star rating U certificate
Compton Bennett's war drama follows the fortunes of the ageing destroyer The Ballantrae and her crew, from the time they come together in 1940 until the climactic raid on occupied Sainte-Nazaire in 1942. Trevor Howard plays Lt Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser, the newly appointed captain, back in service after having left the navy following a court martial.
Director: Compton Bennett
Starring: Trevor Howard, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Sonny Tufts, Bernard Lee, Dora Bryan
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1952, U, 3 Star)

14:40

Gideon of Scotland Yard (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Legendary director John Ford crosses the Atlantic for this film in which the eponymous Inspector Gideon faces outrage and danger in his quest to bring London's criminals to justice. A comic tone offsets the drama, with an occasional sense of menace hinting at Ford's mastery of the medium.
Director: John Ford
Starring: Jack Hawkins, Dianne Foster, Cyril Cusack, Andrea Aureli, James Hayter, Ronald Howard
(Subtitles, Black and White, 1958, PG, 3 Star)

16:30

Bhowani Junction (Film) Film icon PG certificate
Ava Gardner stars in George Cukor's epic period drama as Victoria Jones, the Anglo-Indian assistant to Colonel Rodney Savage, who is charged with keeping things under control during the British handover to India. As riots simmer and terrorists seize trains, so their growing relationship is threatened by her anguished search for her identity, symbolising the cultural and political divides of the time.
Director: George Cukor
Starring: Ava Gardner, Stewart Granger, Bill Travers, Abraham Sofaer, Francis Matthews, Marne Maitland
(Subtitles, 1956, PG, 2 Star)

18:40

27 Dresses (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
Anne Fletcher's romcom stars Katherine Heigl as Jane, an amateur wedding planner for her friends, who hopes to be the blushing bride herself to her advertising executive boss George. Her ambition is dashed when her fun-loving, gorgeous sister Tess sweeps him off his feet, leaving Jane to plan yet another wedding. But maybe there's hope for her in the shape of Kevin, a journalist who is intrigued by Jane's perpetual bridesmaid role and wants to write a story about her, if only they didn't mix like oil and water... Edited for content.
Director: Anne Fletcher
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Charli Barcena, James Marsden, Malin Akerman, Peyton List, Judy Greer
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 15, 3 Star)

21:00

Predators (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
Adrien Brody, Alice Braga and Topher Grace star in this well-received addition to the Predator sci-fi action-adventure franchise, this time with Hungarian director Nimrod Antal at the helm. The action opens with Royce waking in a parachute that's drifting down towards a jungle. On landing he discovers he's one of a small group of people, all of whom have been similarly mysteriously delivered to their current location. With the exception of Edwin, a doctor, their only common trait is that all are expert killers, whether from the military or the wrong side of the law.
Director: Nimród Antal
Starring: Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins, Oleg Taktarov, Laurence Fishburne
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 15, 3 Star)

23:10

An Officer and a Gentleman (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
Richard Gere plays Zack Mayo, a would-be navy pilot whose uptight attitude at training camp makes him the butt of drill sergeant Emil Foley's attentions. Similarly, Mayo's relationship with Paula Pokrifi is equally compromised because of his indifference, until the unexpected and tragic suicide of his best friend Sid Worsley becomes the catalyst for both his professional and personal maturity. Taylor Hackford's drama follows its key protagonists through the 13 weeks of training and the emotions that shape all their lives in a film that is at heart an intense love story in a military setting.
Director: Taylor Hackford
Starring: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Robert Loggia, Lisa Blount, Lisa Eilbacher
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1982, 15, 3 Star)

Air Force (Film) Film icon 4 star rating PG certificate
Howard Hawks' wartime propaganda film tells the story of the Mary Ann, an American B-17 bomber commanded by Captain 'Irish' Quincannon and co-pilot Lt Bill Williams. A motley crew from all walks of American life, their first taste of action comes as they arrive at Pearl Harbor just as the Japanese attack. Surviving the experience, the crew begin to form a bond as they take the fight to the Japanese in Manila, and on to the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, Charles Drake, Harry Carey Jr., George Tobias
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1943, PG, 4 Star)

13:25

The House on 92nd Street (Film) Film icon 4 star rating U certificate
Henry Hathaway's thriller, based on real-life FBI files and made with the blessing of J Edgar Hoover, stars William Eythe as Bill Dietrich, a German-American student approached by the Nazis to be a spy. Instead, he becomes an FBI double agent and infiltrates a New York spy ring, based on the 92nd Street of the title, who are stealing information on the A-bomb project. As the group's radio operator, he passes on useless information but can he keep his cover long enough to expose the group's shadowy leader?
Director: Henry Hathaway
Starring: William Eythe, Lloyd Nolan, Signe Hasso, Gene Lockhart, Leo G. Carroll, Lydia St. Clair
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1945, U, 4 Star)

15:10

Moonfleet (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Stewart Granger stars in Fritz Lang's adaptation of J Meade Falkner's classic novel as the aristocratic smuggler Jeremy Fox. When he ends up looking after John Mohune, the offspring of a previous affair, Fox tries to provent the young lad from discovering his trade. But it's not long before the pair are involved in adventures concerning a treasure map, a valuable diamond and the attentions of the evil Lord Ashwood, as well as the amorous interest of Lady Ashwood.
Director: Fritz Lang
Starring: Stewart Granger, George Sanders, Joan Greenwood, Viveca Lindfors, Jon Whiteley, Liliane Montevecchi
(Subtitles, 1955, PG, 3 Star)

16:55

Sink the Bismarck! (Film) Film icon 4 star rating U certificate
Lewis Gilbert's Second World War film stars Kenneth More as Captain John Shepherd, charged with masterminding the British attack on Germany's largest battleship, The Bismarck. As the ship, captained by Captain Lindemann, breaks out from its anchorage in Norway to join the rest of the German fleet at Brest, Shepherd, from his control room in London's Admiralty building, sends out the British ships to take on her might. The mix of war footage, newsreels and superb models conveys the climatic sea battles, while More, nursing the loss of his wife in an air raid, gives a strong performance as the unflappable Shepherd.
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Möhner, Laurence Naismith, Karel Stepanek, Maurice Denham
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1960, U, 4 Star)

18:55

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Jim Carrey stars in Brad Silberling's sinister family adventure, which nicely evokes the mildly malevolent Gothic atmosphere of the first three of Lemony Snicket's epic series of novels detailing the dastardly deeds visited upon a trio of children. Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire are doted upon by their loving parents. But that doesn't last. Barely before the titles are out, a terrible inferno has engulfed the family home, leaving them orphans. Now they must use all their ingenuity to survive the attentions of evil Count Olaf, their closest living relative, who will commit whatever crime it takes to get his hands on the youngsters' inheritance. However, no one but the young Baudelaires can see what Olaf is up to. Luckily, they have ingenuity aplenty: Violet is a knowledge-obsessed bookworm, Klaus an inventor of genius and Sunny... well Sunny's very, very good at biting. But will that be enough to thwart Olaf's plans involving poisonous snakes, killer leeches and heavy objects?
Director: Brad Silberling
Starring: Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Kara Hoffman, Shelby Hoffman, Jude Law
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2004, PG, 3 Star)

21:00

Enemy at the Gates (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 15 certificate
Fact-based war drama set during the 1942-3 battle of Stalingrad. A Russian marksman is given the task of killing a German major, whose own expert shooting skills make him a formidable enemy. Supported by a propaganda officer, the Russian soldier takes up the challenge with resilient determination. But a personal battle develops between the two allies when they both fall for an attractive Jewish comrade.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring: Jude Law, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, Joseph Fiennes, Bob Hoskins, Ron Perlman
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2001, 15, 4 Star)

23:35

Another 48 Hrs (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 18 certificate
Comedy thriller reuniting the crimebusting duo of cop and criminal from 48 Hrs as they come up against a drug dealer known only as the Iceman. The detective, in disgrace after an operation that went wrong, is given 48 hours to come up with enough evidence to bring the criminal kingpin to justice. He can think of no-one better to assist him in his mission than his convict colleague - the Iceman's next target.
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Kevin Tighe, Ed O'Ross, David Anthony Marshall
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1990, 18, 3 Star)

01:25

Bullhead (Film) Film icon 15 certificate
Michael R Roskam's Oscar-nominated Belgian crime thriller starring Matthias Schoenaerts. It was always going to end up this way for Jacky Vanmarsenille - pumped up on drugs and deeply embroiled in the murky side of the Belgian cattle industry. An appalling, shockingly violent incident in young Jacky's life ensured his life-long dependency on steroids, which also guaranteed his muscle-bound physique and a hair-trigger predisposition to rage. And his birth into a family of cattle farmers who've long blithely ignored growth-hormone regulations inevitably meant he'd have more than a little contact with gangsters and dodgy vets. But the murder of a policeman who was investigating the hormone trade could spark a chain of events that will drag Jacky under for good. Schoenaerts, in his feature debut, gives a stellar performance as the steroid-fuelled, contradictory bundle of violence and empathy, whose story is told alternately in linear narrative and flashback.
Starring: Matthias Schoenaerts
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2011, 15)

Across the Wide Missouri (Film) Film icon 3 star rating U certificate
Wellman's visually stunning Western follows a tough trapper who marries the daughter of a powerful Native American chief to gain access to forbidden hunting territory. Little did he know that he would encounter love and death as a result of this decision.
Director: William A. Wellman
Starring: Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalban, John Hodiak, Adolphe Menjou, J. Carrol Naish, Jack Holt
(Subtitles, 1951, U, 3 Star)

14:20

Escape to Victory (Film) Film icon PG certificate
Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine star in John Huston's sporting wartime drama as POWs in Germany. Caine plays John Colby, who was once England's football captain, while Stallone plays Robert Hatch, whose only thought is escape. When the camp commandant, ex-German international Van Steiner suggests a match between the POWs and the Germans, it soon escalates into a propaganda exercise, with Colby leading a team of international players out into France's national stadium to face the German national side. Meanwhile, Hatch and the French Resistance have planned an audacious escape for the whole team during the match. But not all of the players want to leave before the final whistle... Among those playing for the Allies are Pele, Bobby Moore, Osvaldo Ardiles, legendary Polish midfielder Kazimierz Deyna and Mike Summerbee.
Director: John Huston
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Pelé, Bobby Moore, Osvaldo Ardiles, Paul Van Himst
(Subtitles, 1981, PG, 2 Star)

16:40

Carry on Dick (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Sid James and Barbara Windsor go out in style in their last Carry On film, based on the legend of Dick Turpin. James plays the notorious highwayman Big Dick Turpin, who disguises himself as the Reverend Flasher to avoid detection. Windsor plays Harriet, a buxom member of his gang, with Kenneth Williams as Captain Fancey, who is charged with capturing Turpin, and Bernard Bresslaw as Sir Roger Daley, head of the Bow Street Runners. Regulars Hattie Jacques, Joan Sims and Kenneth Connor are all present and correct, as are the usual doubles entendres in this Gerald Thomas comedy.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Hattie Jacques, Bernard Bresslaw, Joan Sims
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1974, PG, 3 Star)

18:30

Chocolat (Film) Film icon 5 star rating 12 certificate
When a single mother and her six-year-old daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with scepticism and some loathing. But as soon as they coax the townspeople into enjoying their delicious products, they are warmly welcomed.
Director: Lasse Hallström
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss, Judi Dench
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2000, 12, 5 Star)

Changing Lanes (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
Roger Michell's fast-moving thriller stars Ben Affleck as self-absorbed lawyer Gavin Banek, who's racing to a meeting while Doyle Gipson, an estranged husband, is on his way to a child custody hearing. When their cars collide in a minor accident, tempers escalate and Banek dashes off a cheque and leaves, unaware that he's taken a document crucial to Gipson's hearing. But Gipson has an equally vital document belonging to Banek; and so begins an increasingly vindictive battle of wills and wits as the repurcussions of a small incident spiral out of control.
Director: Roger Michell
Starring: Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Kim Staunton, Toni Collette, Sydney Pollack, Tina Sloan
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 2002, 15, 3 Star)

01:35

Xala (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 12 certificate
Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene's multi-themed satire, based on his own novel, offers a withering view on his country's political class, explores tensions between tradition and modernity, and reveals where the true balance of power lies in the battle of the sexes. El Hadj Abdoukader Beye is a businessman who is suddenly and lucratively elevated to the board of the Chamber of Commerce. About to marry his third wife, he invites his new colleagues to his opulent wedding reception. It should be a happy occasion but Beye seems to be marrying more for status than love; and his other wives and his feminist eldest daughter all disapprove of the union. On his wedding night, he is struck impotent by a xala before his young bride. And, as El Hadj desperately searches for a cure, his business and his political ambitions start to unravel: it's clear the xala is intended to ruin more than just his sex life. But who has blighted him?
Director: Ousmane Sembene
Starring: Fatim Diagne, Makhouredia Gueye, Thierno Leye, Dieynaba Niang, Myriam Niang, Iliamane Sagna
(Subtitles, 1975, 12, 3 Star)

In the Mood for Love (Film) Film icon 4 star rating PG certificate
Wong Kar-Wai's Cannes award-winning film, set in 1960s Hong Kong, deals with adultery, focusing not on the guilty couple, but instead on the injured spouses. Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung become attached through their shared misery but never dare speak about their mutual attraction because of their partners' betrayals. Achingly emotional, beautifully played and exquisitely shot, Kar-Wai takes a simple tale but gives it a resonance that proves him a master film-maker.
Director: Kar-wai Wong
Starring: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Ping Lam Siu, Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung, Rebecca Pan, Kelly Lai Chen
(In Cantonese and Mandarin (Plus Some French and Spanish) with English Subtitles, 2000, PG, 4 Star)

12:55

The Spoilers (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Jesse Hibbs takes directorial duties for this fifth retelling of fortune-seeking and treachery on the Alaskan frontier. First made in 1914, and with previous versions featuring Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott and John Wayne, this remake of the western was the first to be shot in colour and stars Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler and Rory Calhoun. Roy Glennister owns the area's largest gold mine, Cherry Malotte makes a killing from charging extortionate prices at her saloon, while Alexander McNamara has plans to swindle both out of their lucrative enterprises. But Glennister catches wind of what's up and events are set in train that lead inexorably to the tale's climactic fist fight.
Director: Jesse Hibbs
Starring: Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler, Rory Calhoun, Ray Danton
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1955, PG, 3 Star)

Major Dundee (Film) Film icon 4 star rating PG certificate
Sam Peckinpah's western stars Charlton Heston as the eponymous Union army officer. It's the end of the Civil War and he's guarding Confederate prisoners, Union deserters and ordinary hard-bitten criminals in a remote fort. But when Apaches attack the fort and make off with three children, Dundee must set up a posse including Confederates, led by Captain Tyreen, who face the choice of joining up or being shot. The feud between Dundee and Tyreen is heated up by a sultry Mexican widow, and when the Apaches are finally caught, there's more than one battle in store. Edited for content.
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, James Coburn, Michael Anderson Jr., Senta Berger
(Subtitles, 1965, PG, 4 Star)

19:00

(500) Days of Summer (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 12 certificate
Director Marc Webbs' feature debut is a romantic comedy, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, which unconventionally focuses on the heartache of unrequited love. Tom Hansen is making a living writing soppy messages for greetings cards. It wasn't meant to be this way - he had hoped to train as an architect, but that didn't go to plan. However, things start to look up when his boss hires a new secretary, the ethereally beautiful Summer Finn. Tom is a believer in true love and, on meeting Summer for the first time, is certain he has found 'the one'. Unfortunately, Summer couldn't be more cynical when it comes to romance. She and Tom gradually find they have more and more in common, but she repeatedly repels his amorous advances. And so Tom recounts in flashback, and in no particular order, the highs and lows of the 500 days during which he attempted to persuade her to ditch her scepticism and embrace love - with him. Edited for content.
Director: Marc Webb
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Chloë Grace Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark Gregg
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 12, 4 Star)

21:00

Escape From Alcatraz (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
Clint Eastwood stars in Dirty Harry director Don Siegel's prison break classic, which is based on a real-life attempt to do what was supposed to be impossible: escape from Alcatraz, the notorious island penitentiary off the Californian coast. Frank Morris has been transferred to Alcatraz after persistently attempting to escape from mainland jails. Officials believe that, on The Rock, he'll cause them no further grief while serving his life sentence. But, constantly harassed by the prison warden and fellow convicts, Morris has other ideas. He shares his plans with three other prisoners - Clarence and John Anglin and Charley Butts - and together they gradually set about making their strike for freedom... The director ditches the standard prison-break flick's obsession with action for a more considered, suspenseful focus on the why and how of their bid. Prison Weekend: a short season of films 'behind bars' to tie in with the release of Film4's prison drama Starred Up on Friday 21 March.
Director: Don Siegel
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau, Fred Ward, Paul Benjamin
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1979, 15, 3 Star)

23:15

Bronson (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 18 certificate
Tom Hardy stars in Nicolas Winding Refn's disturbing, stylised biopic, which recounts the ignoble, incarcerated life of the man who has been dubbed Britain's longest-serving and most violent prisoner: Charles Bronson. Though from a good background, Michael Peterson quickly developed a gourmand's taste for violence and illegality. He changed his name to Charles Bronson at the behest of a bare-knuckle boxing promoter, and was imprisoned for seven years in 1974 for his part in an armed robbery. Since then he's had a total of four months of liberty; the rest of his time has been behind bars, mostly in solitary confinement; ever-extending his sentence through persistent brutal attacks on prison guards, hostage-taking, and attempts to kill and maim.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Tom Hardy, Matt King, Kelly Adams, Katy Barker, Edward Bennett-Coles, June Bladon
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 18, 3 Star)

11:00am
Meet Me in St Louis
Sentimental musical about a close-knit family who learn the father of the household has been promoted to a better job in New York, But they struggle to come to terms with the prospect of leaving their friends behind, and are horrified to realise they may all miss the World's Fair to boot - while teenage daughter Esther faces the abrupt termination of her romance with the boy next door. Judy Garland, Tom Drake and Margaret O'Brien star in this sparkling MGM offering, boasting memorable musical numbers including The Trolley Song, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and The Boy Next Door. Directed by Vincente Minnelli, who was so determined to get a properly anguished performance from youngster Margaret O'Brien that he told her a family pet had been killed, ensuring floods of tears on cue

1:15pm
Halls of Montezuma
Exciting World War Two action adventure boasting plenty of pace, about a US Marine unit's experiences while fighting in the Pacific. They're ordered to capture Japanese troops so they can be interrogated for information about a new weapon base - but the mission proves far more difficult than expected. Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Reginald Gardiner, Robert Wagner and Karl Malden star

3:30pm
Bullwhip
Intriguing Western adventure, starring Guy Madison as a cowboy about to be hanged for a murder he didn't commit. Salvation from the gallows comes in the shape of female fur trader Rhonda Fleming who offers him a deal - she'll arrange his freedom if he marries her, insuring an inheritance, then never sees her again. However, once he's free, the second part of the deal proves harder than expected. Loosely based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, and also starring James Griffith and Don Beddoe

5:05pm
Carry On Behind
Comedy about an archaeological dig, carried out by a pair of professors, which is disrupted by the saucy shenanigans and naughtiness of a motley bunch of holiday-makers in the neighbouring caravan park. This lesser entry in the long-running series sadly lacks the presence of actor Sid James and scriptwriter Talbot Rothwell. Starring Kenneth Williams, Elke Sommer, Joan Sims, Windsor Davies, Kenneth Connor and Bernard Bresslaw

6:55pm
The Addams Family
Creepy couple Morticia and Gomez find their unconventional life threatened by a man claiming to be a long-lost relative. When they welcome him with open arms, they fall prey to a plot that could cost them their ancestral home and the family fortune. Black comedy based on the 1960s TV series, starring Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Jimmy Workman and Carel Struycken

8:50pm
Starred Up Interview Special
Jack O'Connell discusses his role in the drama about father and son incarcerated in the same prison

9:00pm
Fast Five
Criminal Dominic Toretto is broken out of prison by his partners in crime and together they flee to South America. They begin assembling a gang of crooks to carry out a heist in Rio, but the FBI's top manhunter is in the country and hot on their trail. Action adventure, the fifth in the The Fast and the Furious series, starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster

11:35pm
Days of Thunder
A strong sense of deja vu runs through director Tony Scott's noisy motor racing drama about an arrogant driver out to seize the reigning champion's crown, before a serious crash jeopardises his chances of ever racing again. Star Tom Cruise may be at the wheel of a racing car instead of an F-14, but essentially it's Top Gun with wheels. Lazy big-budget thrills, with Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, John C Reilly and Cruise's future wife Nicole Kidman

1:40am
Dou Fo Sin
Uncompromising Hong Kong cop Inspector Ma fights to bring down a trio of drug smuggling Vietnamese brothers, while a fellow officer goes undercover in their organisation. While one of the criminals is arrested, the others swear vengeance and plan to kill the mole before he can testify, but they reckons without Ma's interference. Action thriller, starring Donnie Yen and Louis Koo. In Mandarian, Cantonese and English

3:25am
Starred Up Interview Special
Jack O'Connell discusses his role in the drama about father and son incarcerated in the same prison

3:35am
Under the Skin Interview Special
A look at the new movie from director Jonathan Glazer

3:45am
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11:00am
Town on Trial
A woman living in a quiet suburban town is found strangled to death. Scotland Yard sends an inspector to investigate the case, but he finds there are no shortage of locals with a motive for killing her, while his anger at the hypocritical attitudes he encounters threatens to distract him from the evidence. Murder mystery, starring John Mills, Charles Coburn, Derek Farr and Barbara Bates

1:00pm
The Truman Show
An average man is shocked to discover his uneventful life is really a sham, with his every move being secretly filmed and broadcast to the nation as part of a 24-hour TV soap. Acclaimed media satire, with Jim Carrey giving a sensitive performance that proves he's more than capable of going beyond slapstick comedy. Natascha McElhone, Laura Linney and Noah Emmerich co-star, while Ed Harris plays Christof, the god-like brains behind the operation

2:55pm
Swiss Family Robinson
Exciting Disney adventure based on the classic story by Johann Wyss, of an 18th-century family shipwrecked on an island off the coast of New Guinea, where they begin building a new home, but find their efforts jeopardised by the unwanted attention of nearby pirates. Starring John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Tommy Kirk and Janet Munro. Directed by former documentary film-maker Ken Annakin

5:35pm
Ice Age
Acclaimed cartoon adventure, in which a mismatched trio of prehistoric animals join forces to return a human infant to its tribe. However, as their quest gets under way, they fail to anticipate the many perils and pitfalls they will face on their mission. Mammoth fun for kids of all ages, offering humour, thrills and plenty of colour. With the voices of John Leguizamo, Ray Romano, Denis Leary, Goran Visnjic and Jack Black. Watch out for the hilarious and luckless squirrel Scrat, whose attempts to store his treasured acorn bring some slapstick comedy to proceedings.

7:10pm
Legend
Ridley Scott's stylised fantasy set in a magical land of elves and wizardry. Tom Cruise is good-looking but bland as a peasant boy who takes his innocent sweetheart to see the few remaining unicorns. However, their romantic adventure is cut short by the advances of an evil demon (Tim Curry, doing his panto villain routine from beneath spectacular make-up) who plots to use the girl to wreak devastation upon the world. Mia Sara co-stars as the pretty princess

9:00pm
Hanna
A former CIA agent raises his daughter alone in the wilderness of Finland, teaching her to be the world's deadliest assassin. When she turns 16, she is sent out to carry out her one intended mission, but as she travels the world in search of her target, she is pursued by a CIA operative with a link to her mysterious past. Action thriller, with Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett and Eric Bana

11:10pm
Wanted
A frustrated everyman learns his father was a member of a secret society of superpowered assassins dedicated to eliminating people who are destined to commit greater acts of evil in the future. Having inherited his father's special abilities, he is recruited into the organisation and must take on a former member who has betrayed them. Action adventure, starring James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman.

2:15am
The Last Exorcism
A disillusioned preacher travels America performing exorcisms, but does not really believe in the demons he claims to be casting out. He invites a documentary crew to record what he intends to be his last exorcism, only to find that this time supernatural forces really are at work. Horror, starring Patrick Fabian and Ashley Bell

4:00am
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Arizona Raiders
Two Confederate soldiers jailed in the aftermath of the American Civil War are offered a way out of prison. Their former comrades-in-arms are now a gang of bandits terrorising Arizona, and the two prisoners are sent to infiltrate the group and bring them to justice. Western, starring Audie Murphy, Buster Crabbe, Ben Cooper and Gloria Talbott

1:00pm
Big
Tom Hanks stars in this hugely successful family fantasy comedy, as a boy ridiculed for his size who makes a wish on a fairground machine to become bigger - only to wake up as a 30-year-old man. Bewildered, the youngster trapped in an adult's body makes his way to New York, where he rises high in the ranks of toy manufacturing - and learns a few lessons about love along the way. Penny Marshall's uproarious film also stars Elizabeth Perkins and Robert Loggia, and features the memorable giant piano-dancing scene

3:00pm
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
A loopy scientist perfects a device for enlarging any object - but unfortunately, his two-year-old son accidentally gets the treatment and goes on the rampage through the streets of Las Vegas. Disney comedy sequel, desperately trying to milk more mileage out of the first film's one-joke premise. Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Robert Oliveri and Lloyd Bridges star. Incredibly, another sequel was to follow in 1997

4:45pm
Holy Man
TV evangelist Eddie Murphy is hired to boost the ratings of a downmarket shopping channel - but as viewing figures soar and the preacher's fame grows, he begins to realise he's betraying his principles. So-so satirical comedy that simply suffers from too much Murphy. Jeff Goldblum stars as a soul-less TV executive prompted to re-evaluate his life, accompanied by Kelly Preston, Robert Loggia and Jon Cryer

6:55pm
Three Men and a Baby
The lives of three flat-sharing bachelors are turned upside down when they discover a baby left on their doorstep. Unfortunately, while trying to get to grips with the necessary parenting skills, they find themselves menaced by criminals searching for missing drugs. Comedy, directed by Leonard Nimoy, starring Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, Steve Guttenberg and Nancy Travis

9:00pm
Hitman
Timothy Olyphant stars in this adaptation of the video game as a nameless genetically engineered assassin at the beck and call of a mysterious organisation. When he fails in his latest mission, the cold-blooded killer becomes the target himself, as security forces worldwide become aware of his existence and a rival hitman is assigned to tie up loose ends. Action thriller, also starring Dougray Scott and Olga Kurylenko.

10:45pm
Rising Sun
Los Angeles cop Wesley Snipes reluctantly teams up with mysterious detective Sean Connery to investigate the murder of a prostitute in the offices of an American-based Japanese company. Adequate thriller adapted from a novel by Michael Crichton, full of improbable twists and turns. It really should have been more impressive, given the top-notch cast. Harvey Keitel, Tia Carrere, Tatjana Patitz and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa also appear

1:20am
Battle Royale
Battle Royale
As teenage crime spirals out of control, the Japanese government adopt a hardline approach, sending classes of youngsters to an isolated island where they will be forced to kill or be killed in ever more horrifying ways. Controversial but very intelligent and stylish violent thriller, starring Takeshi Kitano, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda and Taro Yamamoto

8:00am
Snapshot: Living With Parkinson's
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Snapshot: Living With Parkinson's
This week 'Snapshot' follows the journey of two deaf sufferers of Parkinson's disease as they battle to use sign-language despite their deteriorating motor skills.(SL)

11:00am
Father Goose
A hard-drinking beachcomber languishing on a small South Sea island is dragooned by the Australian Navy into looking out for Japanese spy-planes during the Second World War. When his path crosses with a hapless teacher and her schoolgirl pupils marooned on a nearby shore, he pilots them to the safety of his own home. Predictably, the prim schoolmistress and her drunkard host make for poor company. Comedy drama, starring Cary Grant, Leslie Caron and Trevor Howard

1:15pm
Damn the Defiant!
The commander of a British warship fighting in the Napoleonic campaign faces bitter opposition from his right-hand man, a cruel and sadistic officer hated by the crew. In a battle of wills between the pair, the captain's second-in-command tries to provoke his leader's wrath by tormenting his son, an officer on the vessel. Drama, starring Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde and Anthony Quayle

3:15pm
The Admirable Crichton
Lord Loam and his butler Crichton both find their views put to the test when the entire household is shipwrecked on a desert island. The aristocrat is proud of his tendency to treat his staff as equals - to a point - while the manservant believes that people should know their place. However, once cut off from civilisation it is the resourceful Crichton who rises to the top of the pecking order - to the horror of his supposedly open-minded master. Sentimental comedy based on JM Barrie's play, starring an urbane Kenneth More alongside Cecil Parker, Diane Cilento and Peter Graves

5:05pm
The Enemy Below
The captain of an American destroyer in the South Atlantic is still recovering from the sinking of his previous vessel. He tries to outwit a cunning German U-boat commander, but comes to respect the courage of his enemy. However, his crew fears he is not up to the challenge of defeating his opponent. Second World War thriller, starring Robert Mitchum, Curt Jürgens, Theodore Bikel and David Hedison

7:05pm
Big Momma's House
Actor and funnyman Martin Lawrence is obviously keen to become a Hollywood heavyweight - but this probably wasn't what he had in mind. He plays a dedicated FBI agent who will stop at nothing to catch a dangerous escaped convict, even if it means donning a fat suit and drag to pose as the obese old woman who lives across the road from the felon's girlfriend. Hit-and-miss comedy, which recently spawned a pointless sequel, with Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, Jascha Washington, Terrence Dashon Howard and Ella Mitchell

9:00pm
Die Hard 2
Bruce Willis, reprising his role as tough cop John McClane, arrives at an airport to pick up his wife and finds himself plunged into a bloody life-or-death struggle with a terrorist gang campaigning for the release of a convicted drug baron. Thrilling action sequel, also starring Bonnie Bedelia, William Sadler, Franco Nero and William Atherton. Fans of the series will be pleased to hear Willis will return in a fourth instalment, to be titled Live Free or Die Hard, set for release next summer

11:20pm
Man on Fire
A former US government operative battling with alcoholism agrees to take a job as bodyguard to the daughter of a wealthy businessman - but when the young girl is abducted, he vows to exact an explosive revenge on the kidnappers. All-action thriller set in the blistering heat of Mexico City, starring Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell and the endearing Dakota Fanning

2:10am
Persepolis
This adaptation of Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical novel is a compelling animated drama, following the life of Marji, a girl in Tehran who has to deal with the consequences of her country's Islamic revolution. As a teenager, she struggles with the constrictions placed on her by political influence. Her grandmother and her mother sympathise with her frustrations and encourage her to seek a life outside of Iran... A powerful and moving story, with the voices of Chiara Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve.

11:00am
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
An RAF bomber is shot down during a raid on Stuttgart, forcing its crewmen to bail out over Nazi-occupied Holland. Trying to evade capture, they are assisted by a group of Dutch resistance fighters, who help them make it safely to the North Sea coast. Powell and Pressburger's Second World War drama, starring Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman and Hugh Williams

1:05pm
Master of Ballantrae
A Scottish nobleman who fought alongside Bonnie Prince Charlie is driven into exile when the rebellion is defeated. After years overseas spent battling pirates, he returns home to discover the woman he loves thought he was dead and has since married his treacherous brother. Swashbuckling adventure, based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, starring Errol Flynn, Anthony Steel, Roger Livesey and Beatrice Campbell

2:50pm
Dakota Incident
Travelling misfits including a bank robber, a politician and a dancing girl, come under threat from Cheyenne Indians when their stagecoach is ambushed in the Dakota desert. When the coach is set on fire, they seek shelter in a gully, and a drawn-out conflict develops. Western, starring Dale Robertson, Linda Darnell, John Lund and Ward Bond

4:40pm
Tea with Mussolini
A group of eccentric and outspoken women living in Florence during the tense pre-war years of the 1930s experience the ups and downs of parenthood when they decide to adopt a local lad disowned by his father. However, as international hostilities break out, their happy existence comes under threat. Lush drama, bolstered by a host of colourful and well-sketched characters, perfectly played by Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Cher and Lily Tomlin

7:00pm
Crocodile Dundee
Comedy adventure which became a surprise hit. Paul Hogan co-wrote the screenplay and stars as the larger-than-life hero of the Australian Outback who's invited to New York by a reporter keen to discover the man behind the legend. A series of hilarious gags ensues as the die-hard Aussie uses all his survival skills to adjust to life in the urban jungle. Also starring Hogan's real-life wife Linda Kozlowski, with John Meillon and Mark Blum.

9:00pm
The Lookout
A police operation is set up to catch a gang of bank robbers red-handed, but the thieves are able to make their escape when a mysterious sniper opens fire on the police. The commissioner organises a manhunt to bring the gunman to justice. Crime drama, starring Daniel Auteuil and Mathieu Kassovitz. In French

10:45pm
Law Abiding Citizen
Thriller starring Gerard Butler as a desperate man exacting revenge on those who killed his family. Jamie Foxx, Regina Hall and Leslie Bibb also star.

12:50am
Sarah's Key
An American journalist living in Paris tries to trace the fate of the Jewish family who lived in her house during the Second World War before they were rounded up in the Vel d'Hiv mass arrests. Her research reveals some troubling facts about the actions of her husband's relatives during the occupation. Drama, starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Mélusine Mayance. In French, English, German and Italian